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M1.4 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-21 00:28:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on November 21, 2025 at 00:28 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 67 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
85d769dacc52b0da351b97de9e1ac86624249ff9
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
11.7 km
UTC time
2025-11-21 00:28:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.32630, 31.67790
Temperature
5.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.7 km
Shallow
11.7 km
11.7 km — deeper than the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

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  • Distance: 357 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 410 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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